DESIGN
DYNAMICS
HUFFINGTON
06.24.12
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The Ford Vertrek
Concept
real car, into an air tunnel. A giant
fan blows air over the model car,
and computers determine how
easily the air slips over, under and
around the car. Designers bring
their carving tools with them,
and go in and trim off clay here
and mold it on there, trying to
figure out the best aerodynamics,
experimenting as they go along.
Trostle said the challenge in the
next few years will be how to
make cars that cut through the air
but don’t all look the same.
Before a
model is
revealed, it is
inspected by
designers like
Stefan Lamm
(top) and
Ernst Reim
(bottom).